What is the coolest, unknown(-ish) plugin that you're using that other people could benefit from?

• nvim-scrollbar

  12 773 3.3 Lua

  Extensible Neovim Scrollbar

My only wish with it is that [nvim-scrollbar](https://github.com/petertriho/nvim-scrollbar) could behave a bit nicer with it -- the scrollbar jumps a bit when the smooth scroll is animating.

• winshift.nvim

  8 411 0.0 Lua

  Rearrange your windows with ease.

winshift.nvim adds a "move windows around"-mode.

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• dial.nvim

  15 716 5.8 Lua

  enhanced increment/decrement plugin for Neovim.

dial.nvim significantly improves the built in increment/excrement functionality to include for instance booleans, or any other custom strings that you at yourself for that matter.

• vim-exchange

  14 741 2.3 Vim Script

  Easy text exchange operator for Vim

• ReplaceWithRegister

  8 310 10.0 VimL

  Replace text with the contents of a register.

2 essential plugins for me that I don’t see talked about much anymore are vim-scripts/ReplaceWithRegister and vim-scripts/ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister. The vanilla way to do this is not super difficult, delete into the black hole register, then paste. Or visually select, then paste. And afterwards clean up the formatting if necessary. But I do this hundreds of times a day, the convenience of having a dedicated command for it is massive.

• ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister

  1 9 10.0 VimL

  Replace lines with the contents of a register, keeping the original indent.

2 essential plugins for me that I don’t see talked about much anymore are vim-scripts/ReplaceWithRegister and vim-scripts/ReplaceWithSameIndentRegister. The vanilla way to do this is not super difficult, delete into the black hole register, then paste. Or visually select, then paste. And afterwards clean up the formatting if necessary. But I do this hundreds of times a day, the convenience of having a dedicated command for it is massive.

• nvim-custom-diagnostic-highlight

  2 60 1.3 Lua

  Simple plugin to add Highlights based on diagnostics

And there is Kasama/nvim-custom-diagnostic-highlight, which is great and has surprisingly few stars on GitHub.

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• vim-startify

  37 5,241 3.9 Vim Script

  :link: The fancy start screen for Vim.

might be well known but i like https://github.com/mhinz/vim-startify easy to use start screen with most recently used lists of files, etc.

• vim-cool

  24 499 2.0 Vim Script

  A very simple plugin that makes hlsearch more useful.

vim-cool Not sure if there's an easier way to do it than having this plugin, but it disables search highlighting when you're done, and enables again when you search again. Makes me not have to use `:noh`

• sexy_scroller.vim

  1 85 10.0 Vim Script

  smooth animation of the cursor and the page whenever they move, with easing

The most unknown plugin that I think is quite underrated is [sexy_scroller.vim](https://github.com/joeytwiddle/sexy_scroller.vim). It is smooth scrolling, vitally including between search matches with n and N, and it has easing and animation cancelling. Don't be fooled by the non-flashy readme or the lack of recent commits, I have tried a dozen other smooth scrolling plugins and this one can't be beat. Works even better on a fast terminal emulator like Kitty or Alacritty.

• mru

  2 250 2.1 Vim Script

  Most Recently Used (MRU) Vim Plugin

Most Recently Used - https://github.com/yegappan/mru

• eyeliner.nvim

  8 372 4.8 Lua

  👀 Move faster with unique f/F indicators.

As someone else said Replace with Register, I'll suggest Eyeliner: https://github.com/jinh0/eyeliner.nvim

• nvim-bqf

  38 1,521 5.9 Lua

  Better quickfix window in Neovim, polish old quickfix window.

Better Quick List is amazing, but might be too popular for this question: https://github.com/kevinhwang91/nvim-bqf

• nvim-hlslens

  21 705 5.9 Lua

  Hlsearch Lens for Neovim

nvim-hlslens: shows indexed search using virtual text, better ux than vim-anzu and other similar plugins.

• vim-search-pulse

  3 128 0.0 Vim Script

  Easily locate the cursor after a search

• hydra.nvim

  30 986 0.0 Lua

  Create custom submodes and menus

hydra.nvim is excellent for creating sub-modes - I us it with nvim-DAP for an excellent debugging sub-mode.

• vimade

  3 487 3.4 Python

  An eye friendly plugin that fades your inactive buffers and preserves your syntax highlighting!

• winresizer

  5 573 0.0 Vim Script

  very simple vim plugin for easy resizing of your vim windows

• dep

  1 86 10.0 Lua

  Discontinued Correct neovim package manager (by chiyadev)

  

https://github.com/chiyadev/dep it's a better plugin manager, it ensures plugins are loaded in the correct order and it waits for plugins to be actually installed/updated before starting them

• diffconflicts

  16 380 2.4 Vim Script

  A better Vimdiff Git mergetool

https://github.com/whiteinge/diffconflicts is not unknown, but I think deserves way more attention. It transforms the way you resolve merge conflicts unlike any other tool I've seen.

• undotree

  35 3,520 5.8 Vim Script

  The undo history visualizer for VIM

I'm not sure if this qualifies as unknown but undotree is a life saver for me. I don't need it often but when I need it, it shows me all changes in a file for the current session.

• switch.vim

  6 638 3.6 Ruby

  A simple Vim plugin to switch segments of text with predefined replacements

Switch.vim makes pretty easy to quick switch between definitions of something. I use it a lot to manage a list of to-dos while I'm working and quick switch between "TODO", "DOING" and "DONE"

• dirbuf.nvim

  23 421 0.0 Lua

  A file manager for Neovim which lets you edit your filesystem like you edit text

dirbuf doesn't get enough attention. It's a robust, simple, yet featureful replacement for the netrw plugin built into Vim/NeoVim. It allows directories to be treated somewhat like files - edit a directory, and you get a directory listing. That listing can be modified - add files, edit files, delete files, and the result ends up on disk. A much simpler and more-Vimy alternative to tree plugins like NeoTree, in my view.

• telescope-recent-files

  3 81 0.0 Lua

  Telescope extension for Neovim to pick a recent file

  

(Neo)vim's oldfiles list only includes files from previous sessions. That means files you open in the current session won't be included. However, telescope-recent-files will include files from the current session as well.

• other.nvim

  7 336 5.8 Lua

  Open alternative files for the current buffer

• rest.nvim

  10 1,250 9.6 Lua

  A fast Neovim http client written in Lua

  

• neodim

  3 268 7.2 Lua

  Neovim plugin for dimming the highlights of unused functions, variables, parameters, and more

For me it's https://github.com/zbirenbaum/neodim which works surprisingly well ootb.

• nvim-miniyank

  4 230 2.9 Lua

  killring-alike plugin for neovim and vim 8 with no default mappings

I’d say nvim-miniyank. Straightforward way to access your past yanks and deletions.

• vim-textobj-variable-segment

  9 149 0.0 Vim Script

  A text object to turn foo_bar_baz into foo_baz *and* quuxSpamEggs into quuxEggs *and* shine your shoes

vim-textobj-variable-segment is useful when editing snake case or camel case words.

• vim-swap

  6 285 0.0 Vim Script

  Reorder delimited items.

vim-swap provides an easy way to swap delimited items. It also provides textobjects targeting them, so deleting an argument becomes as easy as da,

• nvim-bufdel

  4 152 1.7 Lua

  A Neovim plugin to improve buffer deletion

nvim-bufdel is a minimal plugin to improve buffer deletion, and unlike many others supports confirm option.

• leap.nvim

  41 3,934 9.3 Fennel

  Neovim's answer to the mouse 🦘

leap.nvim makes movement absurdly easy and almost instantaneous.

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